"Ivar... Timothy? Report in right now..." I repeat the call through the mind link while sniffing the air to catch their scent so we'll be able to track their location but it's not easy. The scent of the five almost naked Gammas lying cuffed on the grou nd and the dried bella donna I used in keeping them docile is disrupting the process.
We started running towards the huge gate Immediately. Of course, we don't know if they will be there. The guard house just seems like the most logical and easiest place to search first.
"He's fine. I can feel him in my heart that he's fine. I just wonder why he's not connecting with the mind link" Ella worriedly says beside me
Some of the worries in my mind ease after I hear Ella's words. She's his mate after all and will surely know if he's in any kind of trouble through their mate bond.
We are almost at the gate when we see both of them come out of one of the gate's watch rooms in their human form, covered in blood. When they see us, they jump over the tower banister, landing perfectly on their feet.
"Sorry, General for not answering on time. Cyrus, that old bastard didn't want to be taken alive, he..."
"Is he dead then?" I interrupt him mid-sentence. It would be a pity if he's dead because I really want the son of a bitch alive. Not because of what people would say if I kill him but because I want to have the opportunity of killing him myself after all the shit he's done and talked about me.
"No, he's not. He's injured though. He and two others are in there, a male and a female. We also got two unconscious in the woods"
I nods
"You both did a very good job." I commend them. Ella immediately rushed into his arms as if my words were the cues she needed to embrace her mate.
"You're covered in blood. Theirs or yours?..." She asks as she checks his body all over for injuries
"The blood is mostly theirs, don't worry about it" Ivar replies but she persists as if she didn't hear him speak
"Where are you injured? Show me. You need to have it cleaned..."
"Sweetheart, I'm not the only one injured here. Timothy is injured too but I assure you we're okay. We found a bottle of whiskey and used that as a disinfectant. So we're safe from bacteria and the injuries will heal properly, okay? You don't need to worry about that."
"Are you sure you..."
"Yes, I'm fine. C'mon, we're still on duty and the General is waiting..." Ivar is still talking when Eric interrupts him. He walks up the long flight of stairs as he talks.
"Yes, Ella, we're still on duty so let him be already, he's fine."
"Okay..." She drawls in resignation
I smile and turn to Timothy to ask...
"Did you properly secure the ones you left in the woods?"
"No, we haven't done that yet but we already cuffed Cyrus and the other two that we found inside the watch room with some of the handcuffs we found inside the place"
"Okay..." I say and start climbing the stairs after Eric, followed by the others.
"The gate is mechanized, why is it not opening all the way?" Eric ask
"I stopped it. Apart from our men that are waiting outside, no vehicle is coming up this road. I guess Cyrus already redirected the traffic to the other gates. I'm sure it was because he didn't want anyone to witness the ambush he had planned for us." Ivar replies with a chuckle
"Okay, you can go and open it for the men to enter, " I say to him before turning to Timothy.
"Timothy go get the rest of the handcuffs you found here and take Ella to secure the ones you left in the woods before they wake up."
"Yes, General," They both said at the same time. While Timothy hurries past us and up the stairs to get the handcuffs, Ella runs back down the stairs. I know she's trying to avoid holding the silver and I made a mental note to discuss her problem with silver and how we can help her deal with it at our next team meeting.
The guard house was built tall like a watch tower to create an elevated observation point, so the Gammas would be able to see anyone coming towards them from as far away as possible. There was only one chair inside. I'm sure that is so the Gammas can take turns resting their feet.
"We also need a watch tower on the estate, don't you think?" I ask Eric as we arrive at the top landing
"We sure do, in order not to get surprised by unwanted visitors, you know what I mean?"
"Yes..." Of course, I knew by unwanted visitors he meant rogues and other enemies that might want to attack the estate.
We enter the watch room and see Cyrus with the other two handcuffed together on the floor. All of them are bloodied and covered with wolf bite wounds. The she-wolf looks like she's already unconscious.
I see the reason their wounds have not started to heal is because of the fresh bella donna flowers and leaves that are weaved together to form a necklace hanging around their necks. Since the plant is still fresh, I guess it was just picked for our purpose. It would have been used on us if we had fallen into their ambush.
"You must be Cyrus..." I say to the one who is about my dad's age, if not older by a few years as I take the only chair while Eric goes to lean on the wall.
"I remember you from when I was thirteen. You were a very mean motherfucker..." I say and laugh dryly
"And I also remember you from when I was younger, you little bastard. You were a bastard then and you're still a bastard now. Winning the duel and being addressed as the Alpha would never change that fact. A pig will never stop being a pig, even if it's given a bath. It will always return to the mud."
'He's taunting you, Thor. Don't let the bastard get to you.' Eric says through our mind link
'I know what he's doing man relax. I'm not going to kill him now. I'll make him beg and grovel for me to kill him later' I reply to Eric while smiling at Cyrus
"Oh, I can see you've not changed a bit. You're still a very mean motherfucker that you were years ago... And a coward too, I see. I don't understand– how can you call yourself a Gamma chief when you and four of your men were taken down by two of mine!? How pathetic!" I say.
Instead of retorting, he spits out a disgusting sputum on the floor near my foot.
"You should be glad that didn't touch me, you disgusting dog! I would have made you regret the day you were born" I say again.
"That doesn't mean we can't make him leak it back," Eric says and pushes himself away from the wall. He grabs Cyrus by the collar of what is left of his shirt after he shifts and pushes his face downward...
"That's going back into your mouth where it came from, you piece of shit, now open up!" Eric commands but of course, he refuses to obey. He however immediately opens his mouth when Eric grabs some of the bella donna left at the corner of the room and threatens to stuff them down his throat.
"Ewww, what a disgusting coward you are..." I say as we watch him slide his tongue out to wipe the floor clean.
"Please help my mate, she needs a healer. Don't let her die..." We turn from Cyrus to the man next to him.
I raise an eyebrow at him while Eric asks...
"Your mate? What is your mate doing at your duty post?"